Cloned SstI/SacI restriction-modification system

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PATENT NO 5759839
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08687623

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The present invention discloses the cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of the SstI/SacI restriction-modification system. The SstI methylase gene was cloned by methylase selection (the 'Hungarian Trick' and the orientation and boundaries of the gene were established. The level of methylation of the host was improved significantly by expressing the SstI methylase from the strong RPSL promoter. Using the SstI methylase clone as a probe, a chromosomal map was generated in the area of the gene for the SstI methylase. DNA downstream from the methylase was cloned and found to contain the gene for the SstI endonuclease. The orientation of the SstI endonuclease was established and a strong promoter was placed close to the SstI endonuclease gene by generating nested deletions. By these methods, an E. coli strain was constructed which produced high levels of SstI endonuclease. The SacI locus in the S. achromogenes chromosome was found to be identical to the SstI locus in S. stanford in all measured respects.

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LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INCCALIFORNIA USA

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Harris, Raymond D Falkirk, GB6 2 7
Longo, Mary C Germantown, MD 11 76
Smith, Michael D Rockville, MD 176 4449

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